scott6058 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I just bought my Legacy yesterday from a little old lady. It was never abused and it ran wonderful:) Today it developed a rough idle and while driving it has lost power. It has 142k on it. I checked for codes as the check engine light had come on and came up with code 35. Is the canister purge valve problematic? Seems strange but I really thing it is a issue with the 02 sensor. Great forum and help is most appreciated. Regards Scott:-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallasooby Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Hello, i recently bought a 92 sooby loyale, it was running bad and missing horribly, water pump leaking, clunking when accelerating, engine ticking, the people that sold it to me said a mechanic wanted to charge them 800 dollars to fix it and had to pull the motor... I found out that it was just a bad spark plug wire.. changed the plug wires, fixed the water pump, changed timing belts, and put in a new mickey mouse gasket in the oil pump... it runs pretty good now ! Have you checked the plug wires ? sometimes you can use an ohm meter to check them. I got a new set of plug wires for 8 dollars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eulogious Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I had an injector fail on my lego after I got it. First thing I would do is pull each individual wire and see if that changes anything. If it was like mine, the second plug wire I pulled didn't change the way the car was running, so I new it was something to do with that cylinder. So I would start by pulling each individual wire and see what happens, and then report back here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I just bought my Legacy yesterday from a little old lady. It was never abused and it ran wonderful:)Today it developed a rough idle and while driving it has lost power. It has 142k on it. I checked for codes as the check engine light had come on and came up with code 35. Is the canister purge valve problematic? Seems strange but I really thing it is a issue with the 02 sensor. Great forum and help is most appreciated. Regards Scott:-\ i would look for a vac leak first. it may not be the problem but it is an easy fix if it is . loose or cracked hose. check the small hoses that go to the passenger strut tower. it could be something more but hoses first. i would also do a tune up, plugs, wires, filter, air filter ...and give the engine / car the once over. the car deserves it and you will enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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